American Politics

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This paper attempts to analyse to what extent the American presidency is restrained in terms of political power by the Constitution and the principle of separation of power, appealing to Charles Jones' interpretation of the U.S. political system as a separated system of government. It it is clear that the American presidency has progressively gained in political leadership and the paper also discusses in which ways the modern presidency has tried to impose the image of a presidential dominance on the U.S. political system.
Outline:
The U.S. Political Regime Determined by the Principle of a Strict Separation of Powers
The Balance of Power Between the Executive and the Legislative Branches: The Madisonian Presidency
The American Presidency's Resources of Power
The Question of the Divided-Government as an Evidence For the Irrelevance of a Theory of a U.S. Presidential System of Government?
The Modern U.S. Presidency: A Rising Presidential Leadership
The Appropriation of the Right to Go to War by the Presidency
The Importance of the Presidential Personality and the Socio-Political Context (Idiosyncrasies )
The Need For the Power to Persuade
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The Constitution was actually redacted in such a way that each branch of power could counterbalance the other one. The American Constitution grants the president with a strong military power, since he is the "Commander in Chief" of the armed forces, with a central role in the management of American foreign policy, the president being in charge of the negotiation of treaties with foreign partners, and with the traditional administrative power to make appointments in the federal administration, nominating the Cabinet members to assist him in his tasks, the Supreme Court judges and the U.S. ambassadors in foreign countries. The president is not entitled to submit legislation to congressional adoption, he is only in position to make recommendations to the legislative branch."

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